Irish Interest

This book re-visits and re-thinks some recent defining events in Irish society. Each chapter focuses on an event that has occurred since the start of the twenty first century. Some...

Ireland has little left of its original natural habitats. Many species, like the curlew, are under pressure due to intensive practices such as farming, forestry and fisheries and some are...

As the curtain falls on the 31st Dail, the government have fallen drastically out of favour, something that is hard to believe if we cast our minds back just a...

The Other Ireland, with a selection of images from the twilight years of the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, attempts to capture, for a diverse people, a moment within...

Journey into the secret world of the Fianna Fail bar lobby, understand how the best trait of any back-bench TD is an ability to `walk around saluting the people', and...

He looks at what we think we know about the first Irish, where they came from and why they seem to have landed here long after they colonised our neighbours....

Diarmaid O Muirithe explains the origins of words, where they come from, and why we use some of the expressions we do. His knowledge and erudition in languages, ancient and...

Drawing on a rich heritage of Irish, English, Ulster Scots, Shelta, Hindustani, Swahili and many other linguistic resources, Hiberno-English has retained both its inventiveness and its vigour in a country...

Slang is the common language of the streets and fields. Ireland, with its interesting mixture of languages and dialects, has a particularly rich store of it. It has fascinated some...

We are all fascinated by the unknown members of our respective families. Where did our family come from originally? Were earlier generations related to anyone famous? Did any of our...

1000-PIECE PUZZLE - The perfect gift for fans of James Joyce, Ulysses and Irish literaturePIECE TOGETHER THE STORY - This detailed illustration of Joyce's Dublin is packed with real people...

In the words of Seamus Heaney, great poetry can 'Catch the heart off guard and blow it open'. This beautifully illustrated collection contains the greatest poems from the greatest Irish...

Ireland is her people. But the Irish people are, in turn, formed by the magnificent combination of landscape and climate that is the island of Ireland. The country is a...

The fountains of Dublin are many and varied, from elaborate Victorian masterpieces and modern sculptures to more modest, practical installations. Unfortunately, many of the older fountains have fallen into disuse...

Brewer's Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable is dedicated to the rich cultural heritage of the Emerald Isle. Its encyclopedic entries explore the island's history, literature, language, folklore and mythology,...

Step into Nature is a week-by-week Irish nature diary that serves as a personal invitation to explore the wonders of the natural world. Author and naturalist Rachel McKenna guides readers...

A magnificent testament to a centuries-old heritage, Traditional Crafts of Ireland is a chronicle of times past, but also a celebration of an enduring culture and a source of inspiration...

The first Irish photographs date from 1840, a year after Louis Daguerre announced to the world his discovery of the photographic process. In the century that followed, Irish political life...

Clusters of white cottages huddled between hills of an unbelievably rich green, villages of a single street, dazzling in their array of colour washes and picturesque shop-fronts - such are...

Wendy Walsh, following in the traditions of botanical artists from previous ages, has put her exceptional skills to marvellous effect in this beautiful collection of watercolour drawings. She has painted...

This title helps you discover a photographic journey through the beautiful landscapes, picturesque mountains and bustling cities of Ireland. With carefully chosen images of the highest quality, the photographic guide...

"The Irish Face in America" profiles a vibrant cross section of Irish Americans and their contributions to every aspect of society. Several well-known figures are included: film stars Martin Sheen,...

"No Place Like Home" is the first major output of the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre at Trinity College Dublin. The Centre was established in 2005 with the view...

The last decade has witnessed a significant move out of full-time home duties into paid employment among women in Ireland. Drawing on surveys and in-depth Interviews with women returners and...

Following his account of Irish origins as evidenced by archaeology, genetics and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to interrogate what he calls the `Irish Dreamtime': the native...

Eight decades after it came into force, the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hEireann 1937) is coming under increasing scrutiny. It was reviewed piecemeal by a Constitutional Convention of citizens and...

From above, perhaps the best vantage point from which to reveal the secrets and the essence of the island, the rugged snd beautiful land appears as a varied palette of...

In this absorbing analysis of modern Irish writing, an acknowledged expert considers the hybrid character of modern Irish writing to show how language, culture and history have been affected by...

The first recorded game of ladies' Gaelic football was played in St James' Park, Dublin, in 1920. Players competed in ankle-length skirts, watched by a sizeable crowd. But the game...

The work of Limerick photographer Franz S. Haselbeck (1885-1973) was not fully appreciated in his lifetime, yet it forms one of the great Irish photographic collections. the breadth of subject...

At the end of 1994, the Father Brendan Smyth affair brought shame on the Catholic Church in Ireland, and led directly to the fall of the Labour-Fianna Fail Government led...

This is a collection of Ireland's unusual love traditions. It tells readers of how purple orchids were used in "coaxing" women in Kerry, and how white gander droppings were employed...

Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team - and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has...

From Malin Head to Killybegs, from Ardara to Arranmore, join photographer Kate Slevin on a journey around Ireland's most spectacular county.Steeped in history and heritage, with a wealth of flora...